QuickTime: How to Install on Windows

QuickTime 5 and QuickTime 6 use a Web installer application to speedily and easily download and install QuickTime software. The installer only downloads the software for the installation type you've selected. This means you don't have to download the whole, larger installer for features you don't plan on using. The installer can also automatically update the software on your computer when new components are made available.

Important: The QuickTime 4 and QuickTime 5 installers are saved to your computer as a Zip archive (Figure 1). You must first decompress, or "unzip", the archive before you can install QuickTime. If you try to install using the Zip archive, this message will appear: "This application may depend on other compressed files in this folder. For the application to run properly, it is recommended that you first extract all files." You can then click "Extract all", Run, or Cancel. Clicking Run will install QuickTime 6. To install QuickTime 4 or 5, click Extract all and then run the installer from the extracted folder.

Figure 1 Zip archive (top), extracted folder (bottom)

Figure 2 Compressed (zipped) Folders Warning

Figure 3 QuickTime 6 Installer welcome message

After reading the Welcome message and information about QuickTime, click Next. Next, the software license agreement appears. After reading the license agreement, click Agree in order to continue installing QuickTime software.

The Choose Destination Location window appears:

Figure 4 Choose Destination Location window

Select the directory to install the QuickTime software by clicking Browse. When you have selected the directory, click Next.

Custom - Allows you to customize QuickTime by installing only the components you choose, Options include: QuickTime for Java, QuickDraw 3D, and QuickTime diagnostics.

After selecting the setup type and installation options, click Next.

The Select Program Folder window appears:

Figure 6 Select Program Folder window

The setup program automatically creates a folder called QuickTime to install program icons. You can type a new folder name or select an existing folder from the list. Once you have made your selections, click Next.

The QuickTime Plugin Options window appears:

Figure 7 QuickTime Plugin Options window

The setup program installs the QuickTime plug-in into the Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator or Communicator plug-in folder. To locate additional browser plug-ins folders, click Browse. Once you have made your selections, click Next.

If you do not have a QuickTime Pro registration number, click Next without entering any information.

The next steps will download the necessary software files and complete the installation:

Figure 9 QuickTime 5 Setup window

If you wish to use a Proxy connection to the Internet, click the checkbox for "Use HTTP Proxy" and enter the address of the Proxy server:

Figure 10 Use HTTP Proxy screen

When you are ready to install the QuickTime software, click Continue.

Note: You must have an active connection to the Internet in order to complete the QuickTime software installation.

The QuickTime Web Installer will connect to the Internet and begin downloading the files needed to complete the installation:

Figure 11 QuickTime 6 Setup showing download progress

Note: Depending on the type of installation you have selected and the speed of your Internet connection, it may take as long as 105 minutes to download all files.

Tip: If you cancel the file download or lose connection during the download process, all files that were able to be downloaded will be automatically saved. Once you begin the installation again, the remaining files will be downloaded.